Judy Chu

Meet Emanuel Pleitez

He's the Most Amazing Person Who Won't Win the March 5 Los Angeles Mayoral Primary

Dr. Matthew Lin to Sacramento, Stat?

GOP surgeon may beat Dems for first time since '70s in San Gabriel Valley

Why California Democrats Protect Sex Abuser Teachers

How Betsy Butler and Mike Eng torpedoed Alex Padilla's sex-pervert bill, SB 1530

Emanuel Pleitez, Goldman Alum, Faces Long Odds In Quest To Be Boy Mayor of Los Angeles

A few weeks ago, Emanuel Pleitez called up Fernando Guerra -- a veteran political analyst -- and asked whether he should run for mayor. Pleitez is just 29, with a resume that includes Stanford and Goldman Sachs. He has no shortage of ambition, but Guerra told him to hold off."I don't think he stands ... More >>

Pomona College Caught in 'Wave of Anti-Immigrant Hysteria,' Says Professor

The illegal-immigration debate is on fire at Pomona College in far-east L.A. County. "You'd think that if any place was going to be a safe haven for immigrants, it would be at colleges and universities," says Peter Dreier, a professor at Occidental College in L.A. proper. "But that doesn't seem to ... More >>

Mitt Romney: America's First Mexican President?

We always knew that, with Barack Obama blazing the trail for African Americans, someday Latinos would get their first president too. What we didn't know is that it could actually be ... Mitt Romney!? Ay, dios mio. Turns out that sometime Southern Californian Mitt has deeper Mexican roots than a ca ... More >>

Democrats Worked The Refs In Redistricting Battle, ProPublica Investigation Finds

A detail of the state's new Congressional map​California's Democratic lawmakers were not in charge of the redistricting process this year, thanks to the new Citizens Redistricting Commission. But according to a ProPublica investigation, the state's Democrats found ways to influence the commission ... More >>

Congress Insider Trading: L.A. County Senators, Representatives Respond (or Don't)

NorCal's Nancy Pelosi finds nothing shady about her convenient investment in Visa.​As we learned on "60 Minutes" last night, many of the politicians we've elected to U.S. Congress have clearly been using their backdoor V.I.P. passes to gather exclusive intel on when to buy and sell stocks, bon ... More >>

Amelia Wang Apparently the Only L.A. Hottie Working on Capitol Hill

thehill.comAmelia Wang​She's 32, single, and one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" working on DC's Capitol Hill. She can also probably kick your ass. She is LA native Amelia Wang, chief of staff for Rep. Judy Chu, and described by The Hill newspaper in their annual list as "cheerful, gracious, ... More >>

Scott Svonkin's Personality Problem

How did a food-spewing bully get major Democratic backing to run for Community College trustee?

Jerome Horton's $13,000 Fine: The BOE Tax Man Who Sat on $100,000 Brings Sleaze to California's Board of Equalization

Jerome Horton, BOE, illegally funneled help to a friend and tried to keep $100,000.​Did you hear the one about the sleazy tax man, Jerome Horton, who got caught secretly and illegally funneling money to a friend in Inglewood for a school board race, then had the nerve today to publicly lecture ... More >>

Councilwoman Janice Hahn Gets Labor Fed Endorsement In Congressional Race

Janice Hahn​As predicted, L.A. Councilwoman Janice Hahn picked up the endorsement today of the L.A. County Federation of Labor, a big boost for her congressional campaign.Hahn is running against Secretary of State Debra Bowen, anti-war activist Marcy Winograd, and three Republicans in the May 17 s ... More >>

Surprise: Rest Of The Shoo-Ins Win* California State Senate, Assembly And Congressional Districts In Election 2010, Banding Together For Mass Extermination Of Opponents

In a startling upset, Gerrymandering Congressman Howard Berman wins again​*OK, so we fibbed in the headline. The final results aren't in. But -- thanks to sleazy incumbent fixing of elections in California by the Berman brothers -- the new crop of California Senators, Assemblymen and Congressm ... More >>

Several Thousand Union Members Rally in Downtown L.A. To Bring Jobs Back To California

Steve La​At least 1,000 people gathered at Los Angeles City Hall Friday to rally for job growth in California. Among the masses were members of several labor unions from L.A. and from across the country. "We're here because presence has power," said Steven Pasillas, 31 of the International B ... More >>

Californians Top Capitol Hill's Beautiful People List

Via FacebookAllison Sadoian​According to KPCC (89.3 FM), 16 percent of the most attractive people on Capitol Hill are from California. "We just have a certain glow about us, maybe," Allison Sadoian, a legislative aide to Republican Congressman George Radanov said.

Pew poll says Americans hate government. Exhibit One: Howard Berman, gerrymander king

The respected Pew Research Center several hours ago revealed that Americans from all walks of life are beset with distrust for government at all levels, plummeting from 73 percent who said they trusted government in the Eisenhower era, to only 22 percent who say so today.Howard Berman ​This week's ... More >>

LAPD Chief Bill Bratton Endorses Delgadillo Rival

After following Los Angeles Police Department Chief Bill Bratton in the news these past few weeks, we get the distinct impression that he wants to leave this town jabbing and swinging ... especially when it comes to his political enemies and critics.LAPD Chief Bill Bratton stars in a Mark Ridley-Tho ... More >>

Another Bratton Endorsement Bites the Dust

Outgoing Los Angeles Police Department Chief Bill Bratton once told the Weekly that he would never personally run for office . . . but it still didn't keep L.A.'s Top Cop from backing political candidates when critics said he should stay out of the endorsement business.Ted SoquiLAPD Chief Bill Bratt ... More >>

Loz Feliz Car Wash Billboard War

Supporters of a campaign to unionize car-wash workers got a rude surprise this morning. ASteven MikulanVermont Hand Wash Entrance​ billboard they'd paid to put up over Vermont Hand Wash in Los Feliz had been ordered taken down by CBS Outdoor, the billboard's owners. According to Chloe Osmer of the ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Protest Student Claims Blackballing An "A" student says she was barred from delivering her school's valediction, and dropped from a tutoring job, because she participated in a sit-in against increased class sizes and the ending of college-prep courses. L.A. TimesCounty Air Doubles Cancer Risk An EPA ... More >>

Bill Bratton's Endorsements Spectacle

The LAPD chief's politicking has critics fearing a slide to the bad old days

Three Dems Square Off for Money in Race to Replace Hilda Solis

"It does not take a lot of money in these low turnout races, but that doesn't mean a lot of money isn't going to be spent." This wonderful quote comes courtesy of the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and, while these words could serve as a judgment on all small elections gone wild, they specifically desc ... More >>

The Race for Hilda Solis' Seat: Let the Bloodbath Begin

Yesterday's filing deadline to fill Hilda Solis' Congressional seat for the largely San Gabriel Valley 32nd District found a dozen candidates in the running. Three of them are sacrificial Republicans, plus one Libertarian, but the bulk are Democrats. The two frontrunners are Judy Chu, currently a me ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Cedillo Rolls Up Another Opponent Longtime San Gabriel Valley politician Ed Chavez has removed his name from the Congressional race to replace Hilda Solis. Chavez announced his support of state Senator Gil Cedillo, who faces a tough challenge May 19 from Judy Chu, who sits on the State Board of Equa ... More >>

Arrest This Woman . . . Pretty Please

How to Run a Nasty Campaign

The Filthiest 48 Hours

Lies and distortions that fill the mailbox just before Election Day

Unequal Division of Labor

Did the County Fed pour it on for Kevin de León at the expense of three who lost?

Wake Up and Vote

L.A. Weekly endorsements for next Tuesday’s primary

Out at the Inn

LAX Hilton takes gloves off against union organizers

The Secret Lives of Boys

Inside the old spirits, indie fucks, gay best friends and outlaws

L.A. Weekly Voter's Guide

The L.A. Weekly’s Endorsements

City in Doldrums

Voting Guide

Endorsements

The Weekly’s recommendations in the March primary

Progressive L.A. Convenes

Letters

Alatorre’s Cat

Seeking one more life in the 49th Assembly race

Judy Chu for Assembly

Baca's Debacle

Sheriff Lee Baca Relied Heavily on two Controversial Campaign Supporters to Set up His Asian Crime Task Force. Now Both Men Have Drawn FBI Scrutiny, and the New Sheriff's Reputation is on the Line

Matt Fong is no Boxer

So who is he, anyway?